Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 61.7% cheaper than French Polynesia.
If you lived in Somalia instead of French Polynesia, you would:
pay 74.1% less for restaurants
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.01
CFPF1,646
|
$2.65
SOS1,506
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
CFPF1,285
|
$5.33
SOS3,032
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.17
CFPF348
|
$0.71
SOS406
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
CFPF291
|
$0.48
SOS272
|
|
pay 40.7% less for groceries
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
CFPF185
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
CFPF555
|
$1.96
SOS1,113
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CFPF653
|
$6.37
SOS3,622
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.87
CFPF644
|
$2.23
SOS1,268
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
CFPF610
|
$2.67
SOS1,519
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.74
CFPF191
|
$1.73
SOS982
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CFPF78
|
$0.88
SOS502
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.94
CFPF542
|
$1.32
SOS748
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
CFPF337
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
CFPF232
|
$0.61
SOS346
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
CFPF89
|
$0.54
SOS308
|
|
pay 62.8% less for transportation
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.34
CFPF586
|
$4.08
SOS2,319
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.50
SOS21,318
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,965.96
CFPF2,189,942
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,268,823
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$117.98
CFPF12,941
|
$7.60
SOS4,321
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$99.72
CFPF10,938
|
$30.62
SOS17,410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,103.62
CFPF121,050
|
$207.78
SOS118,120
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$955.69
CFPF104,823
|
$86.25
SOS49,035
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.84
CFPF8,648
|
$94.31
SOS53,616
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$453.77
CFPF49,771
|
$55.21
SOS31,385
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,075.44
CFPF995,428
|
$922.50
SOS524,433
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.36
CFPF478
|
$8.50
SOS4,832
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CFPF424
|
$1.22
SOS695
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.67
CFPF1,060
|
$1.34
SOS765
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.36
CFPF6,731
|
$30.00
SOS17,055
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
CFPF1,397
|
$5.00
SOS2,842
|
|
pay 75.5% less for clothing
French Polynesia
|
Somalia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$18.61
SOS10,580
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$88.92
CFPF9,753
|
$23.11
SOS13,138
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.63
CFPF15,425
|
$25.89
SOS14,718
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.76
CFPF13,136
|
$45.78
SOS26,024
|
|
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